Hi guys. First of all it's down to three more races in the championship and it's down to any one of three--Hamlin, Harvick, and Johnson. Of the three I prefer Hamlin, then Johnson, then Harvick.

OK so anyway it's a tripleheader at Texas this weekend--Friday night Trucks, Saturday midday Nationwide (I assume Danica will be participating, where's DanicaFan?), and of course the main event, 500 miles on Sunday afternoon for the Cup boys.

Forum member grackle pointed out that there is a really cool free feature for the remaining Truck races which allows 100% free, legal, high quality multimedia coverage. It's called Race Buddy and here's the link:

Carpentier made the race and Montoya will start 4th. Sounds from his interview that he had a pole car but overdrove the first corner. Not a bad recovery if that's the case. He'll have a good pit stall.

Good for Pat. He's been trying his best to help bring the #26 car into the top 35 by, at least, qualifying the car about every time he's had the chance to drive it. They won't make it, way too many DNQ for that team and even if they got to enter the top 35 I doubt they'd even consider Carpentier once the dollars start pouring in again, so...

. . .Montoya will start 4th. Sounds from his interview that he had a pole car but overdrove the first corner. Not a bad recovery if that's the case. He'll have a good pit stall.

After qualifying today I heard the commentators mention that this year Juan Pablo was turning into a great qualifier with his 3 poles and many top 5s and top 10s.They forgot to mention that Juan Pablo has a history of being a good qualifier. In 2001 (F-1) he won a breathtaking seven pole positions that year, despite Ferrari's dominance otherwise. In 2002, qualifying was still on the former 12-lap format, and Montoya would repeatedly stun the paddock by snatching pole from the scarlet team on his last flying lap, often with minutes or seconds to spare in the session.

But as always, we his fans are hoping for a lap consistency that will get him the elusive checkered flag.

JPM was the leading Chevy. Not a friend or foe of Sadler but it was nice to see good things happen in his life. Announced his deal with KHI in Nationwide and Pole position in Cup. Some days it just all comes together.

After qualifying today I heard the commentators mention that this year Juan Pablo was turning into a great qualifier with his 3 poles and many top 5s and top 10s.They forgot to mention that Juan Pablo has a history of being a good qualifier.

Which opens the door for me to post my favorite flyer of a lap by Montoya to take pole.CART, Detroit, 1999